background dyslipidemia is associated with cardiovascular morbidities and mortality. currently, fasting lipid profile determination is used to monitor treatment response. recently, postprandial lipemia is of increasing interest because of its atherogenic and thrombogenic potential and also was found to be more predictive for cardiovascular diseases. objectives to demonstrate postprandial lipemi...

Background: Chronic diseases and functional decline can affect empowerment among the elderly in the lifestyle management to benefit from social support. Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the psychometric properties of Social Support Questionnaire to measure empowerment in elderly patients with cardiovascular disease in Iran. Method: This study was conducted on 250 elderly patie...

Microparticles are membrane vesicles released from many different cell types. There are two mechanisms that can result in their formation, cell activation and apoptosis. In these two mechanisms, different pathways are involved in microparticle generation. Microparticle generation seems to be a well regulated process. Microparticles vary in size, phospholipid and protein composition. They have a...

microRNAs [miRNAs] are well-known, potent regulators of gene expression. There has been a much late concern the role of miRNAs in the many disease (Figure 1). Countless pathways that are impressed by miRNA regulation, for examples lipid metabolism, glucose homeostasis, endothelial cell function, are highly involved in heart disease and, many cardiac miRNAs are determinable in circulation early ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most important cause of premature death and disability globally. Much is known of the main aetiological risk factors, including elevated blood pressure, dyslipidaemia and smoking, with a raft of additional risks of increasing prevalence, such as obesity and diabetes. Furthermore, some of the most secure evidence-based management strategies in healthcare relat...

O ver the past two decades, the United States has witnessed noteworthy increases in life expectancy and major decreases in the death toll attributed to cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Ageadjusted death rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) are now half what they were 20 years ago, and death rates from stroke have declined even more sharply. It is well recognized that research in epidemiology a...

The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity is relevant not only in developed nations but also recently, in developing countries of Africa. Given that obesity is associated with morbidity and mortality from several health conditions including cardiovascular diseases this has attracted growing concern. In addition, scientific evidence is accumulating regarding the links between diet, obe...

Exercise is a physiologic stressor that has multiple beneficial effects on cardiovascular system. Currently exercise training is a class I intervention as part of a multifactorial long-term process that includes: clinical assistance, assessment of global cardiovascular risk, identification of specific objective for each cardiovascular risk factor, formulation of an individual treatment plan wit...